got my check engine light this morning in traffic

[Demo]

question? can you still drive it with the problem if so how long and what are the consequences. For example, mine goes a coulpe of days before or during my trip to Moab. That is just my luck.

[marin8703]

7 year / 100,000 miles warranty, isnt that kinda bad? I mean the milage is great but the time is short, it will definately run out of time before it does for miles for most people, well at least for me. I hope i can get something different if it happens to me.

Anyways heres a question. Is there anyone that has had a problem with the head that has a vin number over them one posted as the cutoff number?

Thanks for replies, and good luck wannabeH3 and everyone else with the isssue.

[Scouts Out]

SO it just the week or is it the milage. It seems like three this week. I went to start mine today, it started, stuttered, stalled, did not want to start.

I'm seeing more posts about head problems.
When are the build dates of these vehicles? And is there a fix that was put into effect after a certain VIN #, that would exclude these later VINs from the Head issues?

[cmeinck]

The reasons for trading in my 06' for an H2 just keep mounting.

[usetosellhummer]

I told you man, them telling you you can drive with that problum is bull.
If you get the light...
1. contact onstar
2. get conected to raodside assistance
3. get truck towed and you get a free rental

[wannabeH3]

well i have never had any starting issues or whatnot, it seems to have all of its power, altho i did notice that sitting at lights idling the motor will have just an almost unnoticable rough spot every 20 seconds or so. basically they said one of my cylinders is leaking, so it needs a new head, and to go ahead and drive it and they will give me a rental car when i bring it in for service.

Now as to opening a case, what do you mean by that? i called hummer yesterday and was talking to the guy and said "so i gotta get a new head and im worried this will happen in the future, where do we go from here" and he said i got the 4yr 50k warranty and if it happens again they will put a parts note on that part i guess and extend the warranty on that part. how do i get the extra coverage you guys are talking about? pm me if its best kept off the forum.

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

I told you man, them telling you you can drive with that problum is bull.
If you get the light...
1. contact onstar
2. get conected to raodside assistance
3. get truck towed and you get a free rental

We have a company vehicle that has been running for about 7K now, with the cylinder head issue. I know a few who have traveled well over 3K with the cylinder head issue. So, it appears some can.

As for cutoff. The new cylinder head for the 3.5L went into production March 31, 2006. So, vehicles with engines built after that date would have the new cylinder head. However, the plant could have had some of the older engines on site so I do not have a VIN cutoff for vehicles.